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We never put any kind of pressure on Praggnanandhaa, says father Rameshbabu

Typical of the humble man that he is, Rameshbabu said the family never put any pressure on Praggnanandhaa, allowing him space to grow.

US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic to face Alexandre Muller in first round

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, the 2022 men's champion at Flushing Meadows, and No. 6 seed Jannik Sinner could meet in the men's quarterfinals again

Paris 2024: Shooter Rajeshwari Kumari earns India's seventh Olympic quota

Rajeshwari also became the second trap shooter after Shagun Chowdhary to ever earn an Olympic quota in women's trap.

Long injury list won't push Chelsea to reintegrate Romelu Lukaku into squad

Lukaku has not been given a squad number by Chelsea this season and has made clear his desire to leave Stamford Bridge

Jeswin Aldrin finishes 11th in men's long jump final in World C'ships

After fouling his first two attempts, Aldrin produced a 7.77m jump in his third effort, which was not enough for him to be among the top eight in the 12-man final.

Asiad 2023: Whatever command khap gives, I am ready to obey that - Bajrang

All those khap panchayats, all those Chaudhury organisation members who joined in the protest at Jantar Mantar, gather them together, whatever command they give, I am ready to obey that, says Bajrang

'R Praggnanandhaa's run in FIDE World Cup will boost Indian chess'

Praggnanandhaa finished runner-up to world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen on Thursday in the Chess World Cup at Baku, Azerbaijan.

WFI suspension: It will hugely impact Asian Games medal prospects - Kartar

Terming the developments as 'sad', Yogeshwar hoped a quick solution could be found to the crisis

World Wrestling Entertainment star Bray Wyatt dies at 36

World Wrestling Entertainment star Bray Wyatt died Thursday, WWE announced. He was 36.

Losing or winning match was not important: Pragganandhaa's father

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen defeated India's grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa to clinch the title of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan

Badminton: Treesa-Gayatri crash out of World Championships in Denmark

World number 19 Gayatri & Treesa, who reached the SFs of All England Championships in the last 2 editions, couldn't sustain the attack against their much-fancied rival and lost 14-21 9-21 in 42 mins

Wrestling trials for World Championships to go ahead on Aug 25-26: Bajwa

Another ad-hoc committee member Gian Singh confirmed that the trials will be conducted as per schedule in Patiala

Infosys announces tennis legend Rafael Nadal as global brand ambassador

I'm very happy to work closely with Infosys, as they work to not only evolve the experience of tennis to the times but also empower people in our communities to be part of brighter future, Nadal said

Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen final: Magnus wins Chess World Cup in tiebreaker

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's dream run in the FIDE World Cup chess tournament ended

Chess WC: Praggnanandhaa goes down fighting vs World No 1 Magnus Carlsen

This was the first time an Indian made it to the final of the Chess World Cup since 2002 when Viswanathan Anand won the second of his back-to-back titles in Hyderabad.

Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa: From wonderkid to a chess great in the waiting

A stunning performance in the FIDE World Cup in Baku has catapulted him to the Candidates tournament to determine the challenger to current world champion Ding Liren.

WFI suspended! Here's why global wrestling body revoked India's membership

This means Indian grapplers will not compete at the World Championships in Belgrade under the Indian flag.

World Athletics Championships: Jeswin Aldrin qualifies for long jump finals

National record holder long jumper Jeswin Aldrin qualified for his maiden World Athletics Championships finals but fellow competitor Murali Sreeshankar made a shock exit at the qualification round

Chess World Cup Final: Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen agree to draw second game

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa drew the second classical game of the final of the FIDE World Cup against world No.1 Magnus Carlsen. The score reads 1-1

BWF World Championships: Satwik-Chirag, Treesa-Gayatri pairs enter round 3

Star Indian men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the pre-quarterfinals. India women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also moved to 3rd round